What's the deal with Aldo's two round gas tank?

Discussion in 'MMA Forum' started by The Akbar One, Jan 18, 2014.


Page 1 of 2
  1. The Akbar One

    The Akbar One Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

    15,541
    5,275
    Dec 1, 2007
    The guy repeatedly starts gassing by the end of the second round. The Korean Zombie looked like he had just started to land some good shots, as Aldo was running on empty. He gassed against Edgar, and it could have cost him, if he had a different set of judges. If Mendes didn't have that brain fart at the end of the round, you wonder how that fight would have played out as well. The guy hasn't seemed able to go a hard five rounds since he has been in the UFC. He doesn't seem that big for the weight class. What gives?
     
    The Akbar One, Jan 18, 2014
    The Akbar One, Jan 18, 2014
    #1
  2. rekcutnevets

    rekcutnevets Black Sash Full Member

    13,685
    343
    May 25, 2007
    Dude has only lost one fight, by submission, and has won every fight that went the distance. 4 of which were 5 rounders.
     
    rekcutnevets, Jan 18, 2014
    rekcutnevets, Jan 18, 2014
    #2
  3. elixirvtec

    elixirvtec Active Member Full Member

    678
    0
    Jul 4, 2006
    Issues?? Who gives a **** what issues he has. He has the belts. And that is the only issue that matters
     
    elixirvtec, Jan 19, 2014
    elixirvtec, Jan 19, 2014
    #3
  4. The Akbar One

    The Akbar One Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

    15,541
    5,275
    Dec 1, 2007
    I know he has only lost once, but compare him to other upper tier guys and he has to have some of the worst cardio in UFC. Compare his crispness from the first half of his fights to the second half. It is like night and day. He seemed to catch a huge break when Jung dislocated his shoulder. Jung had started to tatoo him, as Aldo was so gassed he was basically a flat footed target. He could not longer use his legs to get distance. In the second part of the Edgar fight, he was getting outworked. In the Hominick fight he gassed bad as well.

    I haven't seen much of Lamas, but if Mendes or Edgar end up getting rematches, watch out. With his current cardio, the first fight that Aldo doesn't take the first two rounds, he won't win. Why I thought Pettis would be a really bad match up for him.
     
    The Akbar One, Jan 19, 2014
    The Akbar One, Jan 19, 2014
    #4
  5. rekcutnevets

    rekcutnevets Black Sash Full Member

    13,685
    343
    May 25, 2007
    Suck my dick, newbie. You don't know a goddamn thing.
     
    rekcutnevets, Jan 28, 2014
    rekcutnevets, Jan 28, 2014
    #5
  6. rekcutnevets

    rekcutnevets Black Sash Full Member

    13,685
    343
    May 25, 2007
    Aldo made a big surge when Jung's shoulder came out. Not the mark of a gassed fighter.

    Hominick is a bad example. Aldo was being out struck, technically, in the middle rounds; and had to up his activity to defeat Hominick. Aldo defeated Hominick with extra effort.

    Aldo has won all of his fights that have made it to the 3rd round, which is over a 1/3 of his fights.
     
    rekcutnevets, Jan 28, 2014
    rekcutnevets, Jan 28, 2014
    #6
  7. BewareofDawg

    BewareofDawg P4P Champ Full Member

    27,677
    184
    Apr 8, 2006
    I think his cardio issues are exaggerated. He does visibly and clearly slow down a bit in the 3rd and 4th rounds, but he is absolutely NOT "gassed" or badly fatigued like we've seen from others. He keeps his alertness and quickness, but his activity drops.

    It kinda makes me think about that Faber fight. Where he had Faber beaten down, on one leg and didn't finish him. At the time I thought it was out of respect for Faber, being it was in his hometown, that he LET him finish the fight. But now, maybe he himself was just tired, and nobody realized it.
     
    BewareofDawg, Jan 29, 2014
    BewareofDawg, Jan 29, 2014
    #7
  8. BewareofDawg

    BewareofDawg P4P Champ Full Member

    27,677
    184
    Apr 8, 2006
    His issues are obviously not THAT bad. Edgar, who is undoubtedly one of the best conditioned athletes in the UFC couldn't inflict even a bruise on him in the 4th and 5th rounds. So, while he edged those rounds and Aldo lost them, he was still able to defend himself and threaten with attacks enough to avoid any punishment at all really. :deal
     
    BewareofDawg, Jan 29, 2014
    BewareofDawg, Jan 29, 2014
    #8
  9. BewareofDawg

    BewareofDawg P4P Champ Full Member

    27,677
    184
    Apr 8, 2006
    Off topic of stamina issues a bit. How awesome were Aldo's combinations in that fight, the lead left hook to the body, followed by the right leg kick he was landing over and over. Awesome. :deal
     
    BewareofDawg, Jan 29, 2014
    BewareofDawg, Jan 29, 2014
    #9
  10. herwil10

    herwil10 Member Full Member

    133
    0
    Aug 25, 2011
    herwil10, Jan 29, 2014
    herwil10, Jan 29, 2014
    #10
  11. Brixton Bomber

    Brixton Bomber Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

    21,934
    6,095
    Sep 21, 2013
    Lol @ the 8 miles comment! Yeah, keep doing that for an Anaerobic sport! LOL.

    And your zillion crunches a day! Hahahaha
     
    Brixton Bomber, Jan 30, 2014
    Brixton Bomber, Jan 30, 2014
    #11
  12. AJAX

    AJAX war sonnen! Full Member

    8,123
    1
    Aug 25, 2006
    Does the word troll mean anything to you?:-(
    why are you in here so much if you don't like mma just go away and go away mad.
     
    AJAX, Jan 31, 2014
    AJAX, Jan 31, 2014
    #12
  13. BewareofDawg

    BewareofDawg P4P Champ Full Member

    27,677
    184
    Apr 8, 2006
    Actually, he's slowly growing out of the weightclass. It happens when you get older. He has asked Dana to move up, do some research, but Dana told him it wasn't time yet. He said he would fight Pettis at LW. Moron. :deal
     
    BewareofDawg, Jan 31, 2014
    BewareofDawg, Jan 31, 2014
    #13
Page 1 of 2